Palettes / Colors / #DCF9DF

#DCF9DF — Pale Green

#DCF9DF is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color Beige (#F5F5DC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: beige (#F5F5DC) — not an exact match. CSS beige gives you #F5F5DC, a different color; use #DCF9DF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCF9DF is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F9DCF6; it also sits naturally between #E8F9DC and #DCF9ED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 98% · Blue 87%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DCF9DF

.text { color: #DCF9DF; }
.background { background-color: #DCF9DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF9DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 249, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 71%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF9DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 249, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF9DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 249, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF9DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF9DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9DCF6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF9DF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF9DF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DCF9DF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCF9DF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCF9DE  ·  #DCF9E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF9DF?

#DCF9DF is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 220, 249, 223). Its closest standard named color is Beige.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF9DF?

#DCF9DF is RGB 220, 249, 223 — HSL 126°, 71%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 10%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCF9DF?

Its complement is #F9DCF6; analogous partners are #E8F9DC and #DCF9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF9DF for text?

Black text on #DCF9DF has a contrast ratio of 18.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.